Widener Library

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academic library building research library

Widener Library is Harvard University's principal humanities and social sciences library and one of the largest university libraries in the world.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic library → building → research library →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts architecture →
campus	Harvard University main campus →
country	United States →
dedicatedTo	memory of Harry Elkins Widener →
donatedBy	Eleanor Elkins Widener →
hasAccessRestriction	primarily for Harvard affiliates →
hasCollectionType	humanities → manuscripts → rare books → social sciences →
hasDigitalCollections	digitized rare books and manuscripts →
hasFeature	extensive stacks → grand staircase → memorial room for Harry Elkins Widener → special collections areas →
hasFloorCount	multiple above-ground floors and underground stacks →
hasOnlineCatalog	HOLLIS →
hasPolicy	on-site use for many special collections →
hasReadingRooms	multiple large reading rooms →
hasRenovation	major renovation completed in early 21st century →
hasSubjectStrength	area studies → classics → economics → government and political science → history → literature → philosophy → sociology →
inception	1915 →
isLandmarkOf	Harvard University →
isOneOf	largest university libraries in the world →
isPrincipalLibraryFor	humanities at Harvard University → social sciences at Harvard University →
languageOfMaterials	multiple languages →
locatedIn	Cambridge, Massachusetts → Harvard Yard →
namedAfter	Harry Elkins Widener →
numberOfVolumes	over 3 million volumes →
operator	Harvard Library →
ownedBy	Harvard University →
partOf	Harvard Library system → Harvard University →
serves	Harvard College → Harvard faculty → Harvard graduate students →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harvard Hall → Harvard Yard’s University Hall →	near
Harvard Yard →	contains
Harvard Yard →	hasLandmark
Harvard Library →	hasPart